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Welcome to the [http://speeddemosarchive.com/ Speed Demos Archive] Knowledge Base. Here you will find information related to speed running and video capture.
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== SDA Knowledge Base ==
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<center>[[Image:Transparentbanner.png]]</center><br />
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<center>Welcome to the [http://speeddemosarchive.com/ Speed Demos Archive] Knowledge Base. Here you will find information related to speedrunning and video capture. Also be sure to check out the [http://speeddemosarchive.com/lang/faq_en.html FAQ]!</center>
  
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== Current Contents ==
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| <center>'''[[Getting Started]]'''</center>[[File:GettingStarted.JPG| frame | center|<center> New to speedrunning?  Start here</center> | link=Getting Started]] || <center>'''[[:Category:Games|Strategy Guides]]'''</center>[[File:Chessmaster.JPG| frame | center| <center>SDA's comprehensive strategy wiki</center> | link=Category:Games]]|| align="none" | <center>'''[[Recording]]'''</center> [[File:Drfredrecording.JPG| frame | center| <center>Everything you need to know about recording</center> | link=Recording]]
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* [[General advice]]
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| <center>'''[[Processing]]'''</center>[[File:Smithies.JPG| frame | center | <center>Getting your recording ready for submission</center> | link=Processing]] || <center>'''[[Streaming Resources]]'''</center>[[File:Stage9.JPG | frame | center | <center>Learn how to stream your runs live here</center> | link=Streaming Resources]]|| align="none" | <center>'''[[Rules|Rules & Verification Guidelines]]'''</center>[[File:Bebesupdate.JPG| frame | center | <center>What's allowed and what's not</center> |link=Rules]]
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===Getting Started: Recording a...===
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* [[Console Recording|Console System (GC/PS2/XBOX/SNES/Genesis/NES/etc.)]]
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* [[Digital Capture|PC Game]]
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| <center>'''[[Bypassing Region Lock]]'''</center>[[File:RegionUnlock.png| frame | center | <center>How to run imports on a region locked console</center> | link=Bypassing Region Lock]] || <center>'''[[AV Mods]]'''</center>[[File:AV_Mods.png| frame | center | <center>A list of consoles with improvable AV output(s) after a bit of DIY tinkering</center> | link=AV Mods]]  
* [[Game Boy Capture|Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance game]]
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* [[DS|Nintendo DS]]
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* [[PSP|PSP]]
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===Media===
 
* [[VHS|VHS Info]]
 
* [[DVD|DVD Info]]
 
* [[Unfinalized DVD|Recovering data from unfinalized DVDs]]
 
  
===Capture===
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* [[Analog Capture|Analog Capture (game consoles)]]
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* [[Audio Commentary]]
* [[Digital Capture|Digital Capture (PC games)]]
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* [[Historical_Records|SDA Run History: A List of every run ever posted on the site]]
* [[Mac Capture]]
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* [[Glossary of terms]]
* [[Quality settings]]
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* [[Ways to get your run rejected for video quality]]
 
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* [[Making_your_game_speedrunner-friendly|For Game Developers]]
===Editing===
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* [[Avisynth]]
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* [[Editing in VirtualDub]]
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===Compressing===
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* [[MeGUI|H.264 / AAC with MeGUI]]
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* [[Batch Encoding|H.264 / AAC with CLI and batch files]]
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* [[XviD / mp3 with MeGUI]]
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* [[DivX / XviD / mp3 with VirtualDub(Mod)]]
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===Hosting===
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* [[Video hosting services]]
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* [[Famster]]
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===Other Pages===
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* [[TAS|What is TAS?]]
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* [[Verification Guidelines]]
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===Lossless Codecs===
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* [[Lossless Codecs Comparison]]
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===Old===
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* [[Recording FAQ|Old Recording FAQ (large)]]
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 17 October 2019

SDA Knowledge Base

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Welcome to the Speed Demos Archive Knowledge Base. Here you will find information related to speedrunning and video capture. Also be sure to check out the FAQ!
Getting Started
New to speedrunning? Start here
Strategy Guides
SDA's comprehensive strategy wiki
Recording
Everything you need to know about recording

Processing
Getting your recording ready for submission
Streaming Resources
Learn how to stream your runs live here
Rules & Verification Guidelines
What's allowed and what's not

Bypassing Region Lock
How to run imports on a region locked console
AV Mods
A list of consoles with improvable AV output(s) after a bit of DIY tinkering



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